VIP Biography for
John R. Seitz
 | John R. Seitz |
| Industry | Federal Government, 37 years |
| Title | Electronic Engineer |
| University/Degree | First 6 years-one room country school; Graduated high school 1936 Honor Roll; Radio, Television and Sound Engineering, Deforest Training, Inc., 1938 |
| Born | July 14, 1917, Walkerton, Indiana |
| Honors & Awards | Sustained Superior Performance Award (2); Outstanding Performance (7); Quality Performance (1); Distinguished Service Award (1); Special Achievement Award (2) |
| Hobbies & Sports | Walking, football, bowling, electronics |
| Career Accomplishments | Selected by the Director, Bureau of Executive Manpower from a group of GS-15 federal executives to participate in a proposal to establish a GS-16, 17 and 18 super grade structure; Appointed by the Director of NASPO to lead a selected group of Engineers and Air Traffic Control specialists to survey the Civil ATC System in Spain and with MITRE personnel support provide a technical proposal for developing a Modern ATC System with Automation; A letter of commendation received from Major General A.R. Shiely, USAF; Passed a Federal Exam for a Professional Engineering Rating, 1948 |
| Work History | Chief, Airways Technical Field Office, Indianapolis International Airport, 1948-57; Graduated Communication Engineering (CAA Aeronautical Center, 1948); Washington HQ - Omnirange Branch; Berlin, Germany (Test Engineer Lorenz VOR System Mfg.); Coordinator of VOR System Symposium in Berlin with world participation; Round the world trip (7 countries) to coordinate Lorenz VOR technical problems; On Evaluation Board of Proposals for ATC computer systems, software, system integration and checkout; Agency transfer to National Airspace System Program Office (NASPO); Branch Chief Test Branch; System Engineering Manager on route automation; Special Assistant Field Operation to NASPO Director; Program Manager, Chief NASPO to Director; Program Manager, Chief NASPO field site office |
| Military Service | Volunteered for service 1939 Hq. Battery 33rd Division; Pvt. to SSgt. 1940; Signal Corps Officer School commissioned 2nd Lt. 1942; Graduated VHF Project Engineering Agency (Fighter Control System) 3/3/44; Assigned to the U.S. Army Air Force Command as OIC Instrument Landing System School; Promoted to 1st Lt. as CO of 140th Aircraft Radio Maintenance Team sent to Guam |
| Children | John R. Seitz II |
| Spouse | Marietta Beldon |
| Married | February 4, 1950 |
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